I've got an 02 plate Mondeo TDCi which I'm very fond of. Loads of room in the back, goes well and gets at least 45mpg even when I thrash it. Only cost me £4000 in March this year as it had 140000 miles on it. FSH though so no probs and drives like it's just run in.

26th Sep 2007

Got a citroen c5 sx hdi estate myself lovely car drives like new cost me £4000 off ebay last year fsh had 100k on when i got it.I'll buy another they are a very comfy smooth car.Tried a focus and an audi but they were a hard stiff drive on the road.

26th Sep 2007

I know it's not an estate but have a look at the diesel Mazda 5. Brilliant fuel economy and huge space inside with all the seats down

26th Sep 2007

Mondeo Estate is superb value, due to poor brand image. I guess Vectra Estate is probably cheap as well.

26th Sep 2007

If you don't want to spend much in the way of cash and don't mind the massive drop in image, then one of the van/econoboxes such as the Citroen Berlingo, Fiat Doblo or Renault Kangoo make good financial sense.

You can get a brand new Fiat Doblo for around £7.5k.

It really depends on what you want to use it for and what you expect of it and how much you want to pay. If you let us know what you want of it then perhaps we could recommend something a little more specific, with links etc.

26th Sep 2007

Skoda Octavia - VW quality at a competitive price.

26th Sep 2007

Not quite an estate more MPV but the ford focus c-max gets my vote.

26th Sep 2007

You could always have a look at ]Parkers. You know, the ones who do the little book of used car prices, their website is very good, I used it when I was looking for my new car, it was after looking through the reviews on there that I decided on the Mondeo. Also should give you some idea of the value of your car.

27th Sep 2007

Hi

I'm driving a Peugeot 406 Diesel - its really fast for its size but fantastic on diesel. I'm going to get a Passat next - once they are 4 years old or so they are fantastic value.